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Being toxic to an insect or human doesn't mean it will have any effect on a virus. IIRC the reason nicotine is poisonous to humans is because it binds to receptors involved in nerv…

You are using the wrong algorithm for filled circles. IIRC MS Paint uses an algorithm based on the mathematical formula for a circle, which creates a pointy out pixel which looks a…

The amount of CO2 human bodies emits is negligable. Methane from cow farts are a significant source of greenhouse gasses though. There should be fincancial incentives for more envi…

Do the bags specify how many servings they contain? My guess is that the salad is also expensive because it's about the only ingredient that can't be stored for the next 10k years …

I think the fact that the subjects suffer from Progeria (a syndrome that causes early ageing) is significant. There are other effects of ageing (such as damage to DNA in mitochondr…

I agree in that I'd much rather read terse expressive code than pages of dribble convey anything meaningful, having seen a lot of verbose code too. That said, code should be well f…

The article is misleading. Longer telomeres don't mean longer life. Telomeres in mice are 4 times as long as those found in humans and they are particularly susceptible to damage f…